The Art of American Horology Part ll,...

Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Avenue @ 45th Street, Dec 04, 2002

LOT 555

South Bend Watch Co, South Bend, Indiana, No. 406740, Model 1, Grade 341, circa 1905.Fine, yellow gold-filled, keyless, Railroad Grade watch with a rare fancy dial.

C. Three-body, screw back and bezel by Dueber, No. 11397541, engine turned back engraved with scrolling, band with double reeded pattern. D. Off-white enamel, upright Arabic numerals on light turquoise cartouches encircled with gold paillon frame, outer gold paillon dot minute track, outermost decorated with silver and gold paillon wrath, pressed sunk sub-seconds. Gilt "Louis XV" hands.M. 18 size, nickel, full plate damascened with wavy patterns, 17 jewels with flush gold settings, adjusted, straight line counterpoised lever escapement, cut-bimetallic compensation balance with blued steel Breguet balance spring, patented micrometric regulator of the C.M. Howard type (patent No. 314672), lever-set with movable plate mechanism. Signed on dial and movement, case signed Dueber.Diam. 56mm.